[Compilation] Discussions on the Opera GX start/splash screen

[duncanm]

duncanm @Davoda1 last edited by

@davoda1 I tried that, didn't work, had to delete the .exe.

[Davoda1]

Davoda1 @duncanm last edited by

@duncanm Even after the update that came out today? That is interesting, and I don't know why; but today Opera changed the splash screen back to what it used to be. Anyway, deleting the executable will ultimately disable the feature irrelevant of settings.

[Hellxsh]

Hellxsh @panosvag10 last edited by

@panosvag10 i did

[chawke]

chawke @WaldoAwesome last edited by leocg

The Eric Andre startup sounds insane. Almost like a sabotage attempt on the browser. Fortunately I'm using the regular Opera, not GX. But unfortunately the splash screen is also time-wasting.

Startup speed is still an important factor for browser user-friendliness. Now pretty much every other time I open Opera there is unnecessary waiting time tacked on thanks to the splash screen.

Firefox also has a similar issue. They roll out a lot of updates, that apply when the browser is opened. But at least those automatic updates do something (not just a splash screen) and can be easily disabled.

The reason I use these different browsers is that I use each browser for different purposes -- e.g. I'm signed into different Google accounts on each, so it's easier to keep track of things. But to circumvent this, I can also just use different profiles on Chrome or another browser that still take startup speed seriously. So if I don't find a fix for this soon maybe that's what I'll start doing.

[chawke]

chawke last edited by

Sigh... the splash screen is still there. Going to have to start migrating my Opera tasks to another browser.

[Warfrost]

Warfrost @chawke last edited by

@chawke I found this from a Reddit post about the splash screen- you might try it:

u/YoruAlptraum avatar
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3d ago
don't know if you still having the issue but I made a script that automatically deletes the opera splash screen whenever you open the app from the windows taskbar or windows start menu

since it deletes the opera_gx_splash file when opening the browser you don't need to disable updates or delete the splash file manually.

I have been testing it for a while and it's been working without issues for me so far

https://github.com/YoruAlptraum/no-splash-opera-gx

[chawke]

chawke @Warfrost last edited by

@warfrost Thanks, I'll check it out.

[MPM5YT]

MPM5YT last edited by

its the new update and you cant disable it

[Ben-0001]

Ben-0001 last edited by

When I open Opera GX, the splash screen displays like this. I don't know why or is it an update? The whole browser is in pink and can someone help?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Ben-0001 last edited by

@Ben-0001 What version of Opera GX? You can check in opera://about.

[Dorczaa]

Dorczaa @Ben-0001 last edited by

@Ben-0001 Just uninstall the Anime mod in opera://configure/mods/manage or use the Opera preset mod in the menu on the right.